📍 2931 e Sugar Cane Dr, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, 78599
Idea Academy Weslaco is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Weslaco, Hidalgo County. The school has 697 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cristina Ontiveros. It is part of the Idea Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Idea Academy Weslaco enrolls 697 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 4% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 662 | 95% |
| White | 28 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
650 of the school's 697 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 637 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Idea Academy Weslaco is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 35.
Idea Academy Weslaco is one of 123 schools in IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in WESLACO, Texas. The district serves 79,430 students district-wide and employs 3,841 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 697 students, Idea Academy Weslaco is close to the district average of about 646 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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